PCCW (SEHK:0008) – HONG KONG, August 12, 2015 – now TV, Hong Kong’s largest quadruple-play pay-TV provider, and FOX Sports are proud to announce that football fans in Hong Kong can look forward to enjoying live action from the Bundesliga and UEFA Europa League starting in August and September respectively.
The Bundesliga is one of the best and most popular football leagues in the world, currently featuring Europe’s elite teams including FC Bayern München (popularly known as Bayern Munich), Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 with the world’s top players such as Bayern’s Ribery, Lahm, Robben, Muller and Lewandowski as well as Dortmund’s Kagawa, Reus and Aubameyang. The Bundesliga is also one of the most exciting football leagues in Europe, with more goals scored per match than in other leagues, which is why the league is positioned as having “More Goals. More Boom. The Bundesliga on FOX Sports”. All matches will be broadcast live on FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2 or FOX Sports 3.
To further reinforce now TV and FOX Sports as the “Home of Football”, the UEFA Europa League, featuring top clubs like Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Marseille, Napoli and Fiorentina will kick-off in September, which adds premium mid-week football to the already-stellar sports lineup on the FOX Sports network.
Ms. Loke Kheng Tham, PCCW’s Executive Vice President of Pay TV, said, “We are proud to present world-class football leagues to Hong Kong football fans. FOX Sports has been providing comprehensive coverage of premium sports events over the years and Bundesliga is undoubtedly one of the most popular football leagues in Hong Kong today with a sizeable base of loyal viewers. Being Hong Kong’s home of sports, we will continue to bring the world’s best sports actions to our customers.”
Mr. Joon Lee, Managing Director, FOX International Channels, Hong Kong and South-East Asia, said, “The acquisition of both the Bundesliga and the UEFA Europa League is a strategic decision to add more top-level football to FOX Sports’ already comprehensive lineup of sports, which will surely be welcomed by all football fans. They will also be able to look forward to our stellar production of these two premier competitions, and enjoy the football like never before”.
now TV will offer viewers the most comprehensive and exciting Bundesliga and Europa League experience by delivering live coverage of matches in both High Definition* (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) formats.
With the addition of the Bundesliga and Europa League to FOX Sports’ content lineup with now TV’s, the 2015/16 football season looks set to be the most exciting yet.
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*Subscription to now TV’s HD service is required to watch the matches in HD. Other terms and conditions apply.
About now TV
now TV is one of the world’s largest commercial deployments of IPTV and Hong Kong’s largest pay-TV provider. It is delivered by PCCW Media Limited, the multimedia and entertainment subsidiary of PCCW Limited. PCCW also holds interests in telecommunications, IT solutions, property development and investment, and other businesses.
now TV offers the widest range of local and international content on its platform in Hong Kong. Its quality self-produced content includes two news channels and a diverse line up of entertainment and infotainment programmes. This is complemented by leading Asian and international content and brands across news, entertainment, information and sports genres including the exclusive Barclays Premier League.
now TV’s premium content can be accessed through linear TV channels, on-demand and via OTT companion apps while on the move. now TV can also be enjoyed on the eye devices provided by HKT, the telecommunications business of PCCW.
To learn more about now TV, please visit http://nowtv.now.com/.
About PCCW Limited
PCCW Limited (SEHK: 0008) is a Hong Kong-based company which holds interests in telecommunications, media, IT solutions, property development and investment, and other businesses.
The Company holds a majority interest in HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider. HKT meets the needs of the Hong Kong public and local and international businesses with a wide range of services including local telephony, local data and broadband, international telecommunications, mobile, and other telecommunications businesses such as customer premises equipment sale, outsourcing, consulting, and contact centers.
PCCW also owns a fully integrated multimedia and entertainment group in Hong Kong, which includes a highly successful IPTV operation, now TV. As the provider of Hong Kong’s first quadruple-play experience, PCCW offers a range of innovative media content and services across four delivery platforms – fixed-line, broadband Internet access, TV and mobile.
Also wholly-owned by the Group, PCCW Solutions is a leading information technology outsourcing and business process outsourcing provider in Hong Kong and mainland China.
In addition, PCCW holds a majority interest in Pacific Century Premium Developments Limited, and overseas investments including the wholly-owned UK Broadband Limited. To learn more about PCCW, please visit www.pccw.com.
About FOX International Channels
FOX International Channels (FIC) is 21st Century FOX’s international multi-media business. FIC develops, produces and distributes 300+ wholly- and majority-owned entertainment, sports, factual and movie channels in 45 languages across Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa. These networks and their related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions reach over 1.725 billion cumulative households worldwide. In addition, FIC acquires, develops, produces and co-produces scripted and non-scripted programming for its linear and digital platforms including the Golden Globes nominated hit series The Walking Dead, The Bridge and Da Vinci’s Demons.
In Asia Pacific and the Middle East, FIC’s portfolio includes 30+ channel brands across all genres on both linear and non-linear platforms, including FOX Sports, FOX, National Geographic Channel, and SCM (formerly STAR Chinese Movies). As the region’s leading broadcaster, FIC reaches more than 580 million cumulative homes with offices in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Australia and the UAE.
For more information, please visit www.foxinternationalchannels.com.
About FOX Sports
FIC Sports networks includes FOX Sports and FOX Sports 2, the channels which deliver some of the most compelling LIVE sport events from around the world, including the flagship sports news show FOX Sports Central; FOX Sports 3, for fans of adrenaline-pumping sports action; FOX Sports News the first 24/7 sports news channel dedicated to Asian sports fans; FOX Sports Play, the broadband network providing LIVE and on-demand sports properties and additional exclusive content; FOX Sports Mobile, the mobile application that allows fans to access on-demand, premium world-class mobile sports content and www.foxsportsasia.com, the online destination for comprehensive sports content.
For further information, please contact:
Ivan Ho
PCCW
Tel: +852 2883 8747
Email: ivan.wy.ho@pccw.com Edith Ng
Sales and Marketing Director, FIC
Tel: +852 2621 8096
Email: edith.ng@fox.com